Regimental number | 5342 |
Place of birth | Clermont, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mount Crossby via Ipswich, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Hincks, Mount Crossby via Ipswich, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Work near Villers Bretonneux on 8 August 1918. Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Awarded Military Medal for Conspicuous bravery on the Field.' Details from Mother. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 19.4 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row B, Grave no. 32), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: albert and Annie HINCKS, Stevens Street, Morningside, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Clermont, Queensland |
Medals |
Military Medal 'Prior to the attack East of VILLERS BRETONNEUX, near AMINES, on August 8th 1918, this man although wounded, took charge of a Lewis Gun team whose leader had been killed, and led them throughout the attack with great gallantry and skill. During the advance he encountered a machine gun, and going forward alone, engaged it with his Lewis gun, silencing it and killing three of the crew. During the following two days, this man continued to lead the Lewis gun team with the same gallantry and skill, until severely wounded.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Family/military connections | Cousin: T.A. Beattie, died in France |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |